New Orleans has owned Miami, going 7-0-1 ATS in the past 8 games + The Hornets improved to 3-2 under Jeff Bower and snapped the Hawks’ 7-game winning streak. + Collison has scored in double figures in six straight games + Thornton has now scored 20+ points in three of his last five games. + Okafor has had at least one block in all but one game this season + New Orleans is 17-15 in the 32 games that Chris Paul has missed in his five seasons with the team. … The Hornets fell to 0-6 on the road, 0-7 overall, when entering the third quarter with a deficit. … New Orleans is 45-3 when leading going into the fourth. + Miami has lost 3 in a row

The Pistons are now 0-4 in the second game of back-to-backs this season. + Suns have now won 13 straight home games dating back to last season. + Suns eclipse 100-point mark for 13th straight game + The Suns have scored at least 100 points in 30 consecutive home games, every game this calendar year.